Olympic Auditorium

Olympic Auditorium

Rick Corrales / LAT

OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM Los Angeles boxing mecca opened in 1925 on the corner of 18th and Grand, and attracted such names as Mae West, Al Jolson and later Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. This photo shows a crowd on hand for a 1974 bout.

OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM Los Angeles boxing mecca opened in 1925 on the corner of 18th and Grand, and attracted such names as Mae West, Al Jolson and later Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. This photo shows a crowd on hand for a 1974 bout. (Rick Corrales / LAT)

OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM Los Angeles boxing mecca opened in 1925 on the corner of 18th and Grand, and attracted such names as Mae West, Al Jolson and later Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. This photo shows a crowd on hand for a 1974 bout.